THE DAILY COMMONWEALTH, SCOTLAITD ITECK, H. C. FRIDAY. APRIL 8th, 1921.
THE COMMONWEALTH
Afternoon Daily '
'Established 1882
Clee Vaughan, Publisher.
Norfleet S. Smith, Editor
Entered at the Post Office at
Scotland Neck, N. C., as second
class matter under Act of Con
gress, March 3, 1879.
WEATHER REPORT
As I mentioned before, I don't
claim to know much, but this is wnat
I think pavement absolutely.
VOTER AND TAX PATER
for week ending April 3rd. 1921.
By J. H. Applewhite
Temperature highest 81 on 28th.
Temperature lowest 31 on 30th.
Highest average 75 1-7.
Lowest average 44 -5-7.
Eainfall 69-100.
ANSWER THE CALL
Scotland Neck People Have Found
That This is Necessary
ONE
HUMORED
REWARD
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
(In Advance)
.5r
Through the Mai
Daily Issue
One Year $4.09
Six Montrs $2.00
Three Months $1.00
One Month . .40
By Carrier 15c per week
All articles submitted for pub
lication must bear the author's
name, not necessarily for publi.
;cation, but as a guarantee of
good faith.
Members of the Associated nress
The Associated Press Is exclu.
sively entitled to the use for re
publication of all news dispatch
es credited to it or not otherwise
credited in this paper, also m
local news published lereinj
To seal in the
delicious Burley
tobacco flavor..
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FRIDAY, APRIL 8th, 1921.
controversy and Ave are very strong-
jly of the opinion that the school
board of Halifax County should take
some immediate action to remedy
this ease and have it settled once for
THINK IT OVER
ibut
(Robert Browning)
One who never turned his back,
marched breast forward,
Never doubted clouds would break,
Never dreamed though right were
worsted, wrong would triumph,
Held we fail to rise, are baffled
fight better,
Sleep to Wake.
A cold, a strain, a sudden wrench,
A little cause may hurt the kidneys,
Spells of baekache often follow,
Or some irregularity of the urine.
A splendid remedy for such attacks,
A medicine that has satisfied thou
sands Is Doan 's Kidney Pills, a special
kidney remedy.
Many, Scotland Neck people rely on
it. Here is Scotland Neck proof:
Mrs. E. N. Nelson, Eoanoke St.,
gave the following account of her ex
perience with Doan's Kidney Pills:
"I am glad to recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills for they are just as re
presented. I have used Doan's Kid
ney Pills for they are just as repre
sented. I have used Doan's Kirl
fhe Difference
Between the Cost of
and Cheap Printing
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all. As it now stands there is no
white school provided in Scotland j Pills for Kidney complaint, getting my
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is so slight that he who goes
shopping from printer to
printer tc secure his printing
at a few cents less than what
it is really worth hardly ever
makes day laborer wages at
this unpleasant task.
If you want good work at
prices that are right get your
job printing
At This Office
-A. J-
Self-determination is all
When it is selfish determination
Aeelc township to take care of the
children except the graded school at
Scotland Neck, and it is beyond the
bounds of reason to expect these tax
payers on the river farms mentioned
to be satisfied to send their children
all the way to Hobgood when Scotland
Neck is by far more accessible. "Wo
have been before the board on this
proposition, and to our mind the pro
perty owners in Question nre not o-t.
ing the proper consideration and Ira-
. mediate stens sfc
wron" 1 lanccu lu reuis
to
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and they rid me of baekache and put
me in good condition. "
Eight Years Later, Mrs. Nelson said:
f'The cure Doan's Kidney Pills gave
me has proven lasting. I think they
are a wonderful medicine and am glad
to endorse them again.
60c, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv
OVERI.AND AUTOMOBILE
SPRINGS
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ICE!!
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A man remarked yesterday that he was tired of seeing these so
called sales. So is every' one else tired of seeing fake sales.
But everyone Is always glad of an opportunity to save money
on his purchases.
We are offering a reward of ONE HUNDEED DOLLARS to any
one that will prove the statements made regarding the former
and present prices we are offering on shoes during the Mammoth
Shoe Sale, commencing April 6th and continuing for 30 days, to
be untrue.
tnct tins part of the county so that
the best interests and convenience of
Some opinions require more than
airing'thcy should be disinfected.
The man who is a law abiding cit
izen does not worry about the color
of the laws.
the families in question wll be served.
Sometimes a minister calls it
preaching the gospel when he gives
his own views on things.
In looking over the April 7th issue
of The Manufacturers Eecord we find
the following:
, We are prepared to furnish
you Ice at any time and in any
j Qantity.
'Phone 2-2-2.
Tha Shopping Center
Our Prices are Guaranteed
For the convenience of the Over
land owners in this section, I have
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put in stock an assortment of Sorino-s I f aSainst any Competition, either
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ror several model (fverlands, the same ! here or that mav come
make of springs with which Overlands j . " .
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A woman may not be able to take
the laziness out of her husband, bur
she may frighten him into work.
The farmers who water stock never
get the returns of the fellows wno
water the stoek in Wall street.
You do not need to be with the
average man very long until you dis
cover he has a. remedy for some of the
national ills.
After the town election do not go
around saying that I told you so aaid
so should have been elected, and that
the commissioners should do so and
t
eo unless you . vote in the coming elec
tion and take part of the responsibil
ity for naming your town officials.
-Register and then vote.
Contracts Awarded
Durham
North Charlotte
Charlotte
Rocky Mount '.
Winston-Salem
Greensboro . ..
Carthage
Spring Hope ,
Duni
Charlotte
Aahville
HAMILTON L
Greensboro
Contracts to the nwjirW
Winston-Salem
East Spen cor
Reidsvili.;
Greensboroj
Raleigh ,
If other North Carolina towns can
improve now SCOTLAND NECK CAN
DO SO TOO.
$200,000.00
10,000.00
50,000.00
85,000.00
25)000.00
15,000.00
20,000.00
65,00000
60,X)OOJ0O
15,000.00
250,000.00
iq,ooo.co
20,000.00
10,000.00
4i;ooo.oo
50,000.00
12o,)00)0
20,000.00
were originally equipped. I also have We are in the business to tx-
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Ford Front Springs.
G. C. WEEKS.
Accept
Mo Substitutes
for : !
Thedford's
With your aid in the way of
- Patronage, we will not , onlv
tho
very best of Seivice.
I MONUMENTS
TOMBSTONES
stay, but will' give you
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Special attention given delivery
orders.
Sunday hours from 8 A. M. to
G P. M.
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Purely
Vegetable
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I have the agency for a Reputable Marble Yard and would
appreciate your consideration of my Company when you have to
buy anything in this line.
All work delivered. Special arrangements can be made for
erecting.
Quality Guaranteed to be the Very Best.
Advertise !
Scotland Neck
Ice Company
J. B.
DAVIS, Manager.
PHONE 206.
Mr. Editor:
It is said in T-io -PoV.t ct
j.n.u men, yvu.
" j can't fool a baby when it is hungry"
The government .has served notice jand a baby don't know much; neither
on .profiteer, that they will not long- U I, but, when dust is streaming
er be tolerated, and this action will through my store so thick that vou
meet with the approval of the great fan hardy " your
body of citizens who make up the and in wet weather a hoe is more ap
buymg public. Everyone knows that propriate thaa a b ToJay
during and immediately after the can't cross the street for mud "to-
wen, on a protiteer- moProw vou rau,t see across for dugtJ
-b pree, anu one ot the causes of Riddick buys automobile springs oy
the present depression in busines8 ,s the car load; the town authorities
the headache following this debauch, have not made an arrest for speeflinw
and to the fact that the buying pub- for six monthg. You fool.me.
he went on a strike, and they will gense is not essential in this case'
continue on this strike just so long It,s pavement we need Jt
as they do not get their money's re
wortli for the goods, for labor, on any
thing else they purchase. Tbe time
absolutely has come when serpents of
this, kind should be stamped out and
the department of justice will find
that it has the unqualified support of
the great body of American people.
Make the slogan "a dollars worth for
a dollar spent" in buying and selling, I
that any one in favor of the move- '
ment now was crazy. Yes, business is
poor now, but we. don't expect it to
stay this way. If 'it gets better we
can easily pay this little extra tax; if
it don't get better pavement will
make an excellent land mark and poll
tax will be the limit.
ShOlllfl T-A noo.l itt. 4. Li X
inuic cij-vMuie pro
Claude A. Paramore
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We are prepared to supply your
needs in Refrigerators & Ice Chests.
Warm weather is here buy early
and get a full season's service.
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HO matter what the commoditv oml i , .
. . . : tommoa"y, and perty, why not take in the most fash-
uuouicsa wui revive and. resume if -ui . -. .
' resume its ,i0nable residential section? BYdoin
normal stride. I . ., . -
jtIils 14 give all parties interested
T .77. ' ia chance to cast their vote and pos-
In this issue we print a communica- v i , i i -,
. . cummunica sioly help to reduce the rate of Taxa
tion from a prominent citizen relative tion Let' i v ,
, . . - - Llon- -Let s adopt the slogan "More
to the provision made for taking cire i i A '' ' '
.f the white school children of sToT-' 7 v, "
land Neck township . " m she is
1,00 - jing on age, and I believe pavement
We happen to be familiar with this Vm ' it - . ,
. VV111 aSe " taster than anything at
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four future is to you and you alone.
Which are you gromg to travel? Prosperity
Avenue or Poverty Street?
A bank account is thb one safe guide down
Prosperity Avenue.
Open one at our batik today.
We will welcome you in our bank and make
you feel at horn no matter hofw large or
small your account may be.
Scotland Neck Bank
J. H. Alexander, Jr.,
Cashier.
Hugh Johnson, Ennis Bryan
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Assistant Cashiers.